Plasma total-homocysteine in anorexia nervosa

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-175

  Moyano, D ^a   Vilaseca, M A ^a,b   Artuch, R ^a   Valls, C ^a   Lambruschini, N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Cobalamin; Folate; Malnutrition; Total homocysteine

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0031884871     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600530     Document Type: Article

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